Dumping-wagon



(No-Model.) 2 SheetsSheet 1.

P. T. LYNCH.

DUMPING WAGON.

No; 601,476. Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

(No Model.) 2 Sheefis-Sheet 2.

F.T.LYNOH. BUM-PING WAGON.

No. 601,476. Patentd Mar. 29, 1898.

w w M J mzm NITED TATES FRANK T. LYNCH, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DUMPlNG-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,476, dated March29, 1898.

Application filed M81011 1897.

Serial No. 626,587. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK T. LYNCH, of th city of Baltimore and State ofMaryland, have invented certain Improvements in Dumping- Wagons, ofwhich the following is a specification.

In the description of the said invention which follows reference is madeto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which-Figure l is an exterior side View of the improved dumping-wagon,with thebody thereof ina horizontal position. Fig. 2 is a top View of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is an exterior side View of the wagon as it appears when the bodyis tilted to dump the contents.

Referring now to the drawings, A is the frame, consisting of the twoside pieces a, the end piece I), and the intermediate crosspieces 0.

The running-gear is attached in any suitable manner to the under side ofthe frame A.

B is the wagon-body, in two sections 61 and e, hinged, respectively,"atf and g to the upper side of the frame A. The adjoining ends of thesections d and e are beveled, or, in other words, they are not at aright angle with the bottom, and they come closely together, so thatwhen the body is in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 1, thereexists no space between them. The abutting endsof the two sections ofthe body are bound exteriorly with iron straps h and '11 to strengthenthem, and

the inner surface of the section c has a simi-- lar strap j, whichprojects beyond the end of the section, against which the other section(1 comes in contact when the two sections are brought into alinement. Bythis arrangement a close joint is produced and leakage from the bodyprevented when the contents consist of finely-divided material, such asearth or sand. The rear end of the section e of the body is alsoprovided with a strengthening-strap 7c, the-upper ends of which areextended above the body to suspend the hinged tail-board C.

On each side of the front section 01 is a dumping-bar D, which extendsbeyond. the end piece I) of the frame A to be used as a handle intilting the said section. These bars are held down when the body is notto be tilted or until the contents of the wagon are to be dumped bymeans of a bar E and staples m on the frame.

In order that therear section 6 of the body may be tilted simultaneouslywith the front section 01, I attach the upper edge of the rear sectionto the dumping-bar D by a link F.

By connecting the links F to the dumpingbars D instead of directly tothe sides of the front section of the body, as heretofore practiced, thesaid sides are not subjected to strains at points least adapted towithstand them, and a much stronger body is thereby produced. Further,by connecting the links F to the dumping-bars D at a point beyond thefront end of the body a greater movement is imparted to the rear sectionof the body and the angle of inclination of the said secas will beunderstood by referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings.

To automatically open the tail-board C as the body is tilted, I connectit to the dumping-bar D at each side by two bars G and H and unite themby an arm I, pivoted to the frame A, as shown in the drawings.

A chain K (shown in Fig. 3) serves to the tilting movement of the body.

By referring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the body B of the wagon istapered, as seen from the top, the narrower portion being at the front.The object in tapering the body limit .1. In a dumping-wagon, the bodythereof in two sections pivoted independently to the frame, the frontsection having dumping-bars secured immovably thereto, and extendforward of and beyond the said section, combined with link-bars whichpivotally connect the said dumping-bars at a point beyond the end of thebody with the upper part of the rear is to facilitate the discharge ofits contents,

tion is brought nearer to that of the front one,

forward of and beyond the said section, and I0 the rear section providedWith a hinged tailboard, combined With Iink-bars which connect thedumping-bars at a point beyond the body with the rear section of thebody, and other link-bars which connect the dumping-bars at a pointbeyond the body with the tail-board, I 5

substantially as specified.

FRANK T.'LYNOI-I. Witnesses:

DANL. FISHER, WM. '1. HOWARD.

